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Big picture: In an effort to attract that elusive...

Big picture: In an effort to attract that elusive espresso-sipping crowd, the Museum of Science and Industry Omnimax Theater, 57th St. at Lake Shore Dr., is presenting a foursome of art films. They'll be screened at 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays from Friday through Oct. 1. The fest begins with short-subject flicks, "Primiti Too Taa," "The Magic Egg" and "We Are Born of Stars." A short intermission for snacks precedes the feature presentation, "Chronos," which is a travelogue. The films will be seen on the 5-story-high screen and heard on the 72-speaker sound system. Tickets are $10; call 312-559-1212, or purchase them at the box office. (Michael Wilmington reviews the Omnimax show in Take 2.)

- Steve Dale

Bully for him: When he isn't cavorting as Benny the Bull, Dan LeMonnier is a folksinger and children's entertainer. He'll perform from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Children's Festival at the Inn at University Village, 625 S. Ashland Ave. He'll lead sing-a-longs (sorry, he won't do "Eye in the Sky," played at the start of the Bulls games), he'll tell tall tales (like "Jack and the Beanstalk," not about Scottie Pippin). There's no admission, but reservations are suggested at 312-243-7191.

- Steve Dale

In a word: When Catherine Hall sings "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo," she says children always join in, although they tend to make up their own nonsense syllables as they go along. She will be singing that song from "Cinderella" as well as some other classics from animated films, which she recorded on her new album "When You Wish..." at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Old Town School of Folk Music, 909 W. Armitage Ave.; $6. 312-525-7793.

- Nancy Maes

New parts: Thespian-wannabes ages kindergarten through preteen will perform with the Missoula Children's Theatre when it stops in Chicago next Monday through Saturday. The youth theater company, which has toured more than 500 cities nationwide and has also traveled to Japan, will perform "The Pied Piper" at Hibbard Elementary School, 3244 W. Ainslie St., and "The Wiz" at the Paramount Arts Center, 8 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. For performance dates and times, call Hibbard, 312-534-5191, and the Paramont, 708-896-7676.

- Shirley Henderson

That's handy: This is the final weekend for a show of the strange and haunting prints from German artist Max Klinger's famous 1881 portfolio, "A Glove." The Art Institute of Chicago is showing the entire series plus works that both influenced and were influenced by the remarkable psychological fantasy. The show also includes fashion illustrations and actual gloves from the period.

- Alan Artner

This has been a banner year for the Chicago Youth Symphony and its new music director, Daniel Hege. You can hear for yourself why everyone is talking about the student orchestra while you preview the group's June concert tour of Italy, at 2 p.m. Saturday in Orchestra Hall. The season finale includes Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony and Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto, with the talented 16-year-old pianist Rhett Del Campo as soloist.

- John von Rhein

Cybernerds alert: A clever collaboration between the Upright Citizens Brigade and the performers of the ImprovOlympic, "Jacked: A Virtual Love Story," imagines a 21st Century love story where the lovers re-create themselves on a "cybergrid." It runs Thursdays and Sundays at the ImprovOlympic Theater, 1218 W. Belmont Ave. Phone 312-880-0199.